Charge RN- Short Stay

Company: SSM Health
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

St. Louis University Hospital is looking for a Charge RN to join our Short Stay unit. This unit is a smaller inpatient unit with only 16 beds, and is a great place to grow your nursing skills. In this unit you will care for patients coming from the interventional platform (IVR, Endo, Cath Lab and Surgery) that have had a procedure or operation, but do not require a lengthy admission. Typical stay for our patients is 1-3 days, and because of the shorter stay there is a greater turnover of patients.

Job Summary:

Provides leadership and coordination of unit staffing while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support staff during assigned shift. Contributes to or performs performance evaluations of staff.
• Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given.
• Collaborates with advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of patient care and identifies any issues that affect desired patient outcomes.
• Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels.
• May provide input for hiring, training, directing, developing and evaluating staff.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  EDUCATION
  
  --- Graduate of accredited school of nursing
  
  EXPERIENCE
  
  --- One year of registered nurse experience
  
  PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
  
  
  • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
  • Constant standing and walking.
  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
  • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
  • Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
  • Occasional driving.
  • Rare crawling and running.
    Licenses / Certifications:
    
    Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA), Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Heart Association (AHA), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA), Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Work Location or Compact Multi-State License
    
    Work Shift:
    
    Day Shift (United States of America)
    
    Job Type:
    
    Employee
    
    Department:
    
    1011000037 Med Surg -Short Stay
    
    Scheduled Weekly Hours:36
    
    SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.
    

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